Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 206 The Children of the Powerful (Part [-])
Brother Yingzhen spread his hands helplessly, and said: "I will definitely go, you know my grandfather, he is an old man, he would never offend civil servants, let alone this Gao...well, this Mr. Gao, that is The nephew brought by Mr. Gao Ge personally, if I dare to slap his face, I will be sent to the ancestral hall and punished to kneel!" After speaking, he looked at the other party with inquiring eyes.

The young master named Yuan Gong also smiled wryly: "Don't look at me anymore, we are in the same disease and sympathize with each other, people who even the ancestors would not want to offend, and naturally my father would not want to offend either."

At this time, there was a light knock on the door of the Accord, and at the same time a cautious voice came: "Little Grandpa, the young Marquis of the Li family is here."

In the Accord, the young master named Yuan Gong replied flatly: "Please come in."

There was a sound from outside, and soon the door opened, and Mr. Li, who just won 1000 taels of silver from Wang Dengbang downstairs, came in with a smile on his face, and when he saw the two in front of him, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Marquis of Linhuai!" Eldest grandson and younger brother Li Zongcheng have met Shixiong Yingzhen and Yuangong."

It turned out that Mr. Li, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, was actually the eldest grandson of Linhuaihou's family.Then the identities of "Ying Zhen" and "Yuan Gong" who can be called his elder brothers are ready to be revealed: one is Zhu Yingzhen, the eldest grandson of Cheng Guogong Zhu Xizhong, and the other is Zhang Yuangong, the eldest son of British Duke Zhang Rong.

However, Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong's attitude towards Li Zongcheng was not so affectionate.

Li Zongcheng had seen them both before, and he was considered polite, but Zhu Yingzhen just smiled slightly, and nodded slightly to him as a return; Zhang Yuangong, as the master, just smiled and waved his hands, saying: "Your brother is far away." You are a guest, sit down and talk."

Li Zongcheng was not angry when he was so neglected, but he apologized and said with a smile: "My younger brother heard that the two senior brothers are so good at weaving, and specially found some good products in Nanjing to bring to the capital. Today, I just intend to show it off, but I didn't want to break the Feiteng Building. He is one of the generals on the cards, and I am very sorry, I really dare not take the 1000 taels of silver, so I will return it in full, and please don't take the blame, Brother Yuan Gong." After finishing speaking, he lost Wang Dengbang to his Changlu The saltworks banknote was handed over to Zhang Yuangong with both hands.

Zhang Yuangong raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was a little surprised, but he waved his hand immediately, and said: "Wang Dengbang has been tossing around with me all year round to make a living, and today I lost a general, which is indeed a loss to some extent, but the money he lost It has nothing to do with me, since you won the money, take it."

But Li Zongcheng refused, and insisted: "How dare I, younger brother? Not only is this money I dare not accept, but I also have some meeting gifts that I want to give to the two elder brothers."

"Oh?" Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong spoke at the same time, looked at each other, and it was Zhang Yuangong who spoke again, and asked: "Your Linhuaihou Mansion is from the founding family, and you have always been an official in Nanjing, and we are from the Jingnan family... ...To be honest, I don't have much friendship, you are so polite, but brother Ying Zhen and I are a little puzzled: what is the reason?"

After all, he is still a child, although he has an unusual bearing, but the city is limited after all, and he can't hide his words in his heart, so he just asked these words outright.

Fortunately, Li Zongcheng was about the same age as the two of them, so he didn't feel awkward, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal, I just heard that Gao Shidu, a scholar of Gao University, invited some sons of Xunchen officials in Beijing to go out for a spring outing in the city. , I am ashamed, I have not been invited..."

Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong looked at each other again, but this time it was Zhu Yingzhen who spoke and asked, "So what? Do you want to go?"

Li Zongcheng hurriedly said: "The two elder brothers may not know something. My father has always been good at writing. A few days ago, I learned that Gao Shi read "The Shadow of the Whip of the Dragon" to shock the scholars. He admired it very much and praised it in front of my younger brother many times..."

"Oh, I got it." Zhu Yingzhen interrupted with a look of understanding: "Man said it was your father, even my grandfather and uncle, who often read it with high servants at home... Well, come and encourage me and other juniors. , I can understand your situation."

Zhang Yuangong also nodded and said: "That's the reason, my family is also the same... But brother Zongcheng, I still don't know something, I wonder if you can explain it to me?" Maybe it's because of the same illness and pity for each other, and the elders used high pragmatism to talk to me at home. Because they were deeply shocked by the comparison, Zhang Yuangong's attitude was much better this time, at least he was willing to call someone a good brother.

Li Zongcheng still had the same apologetic attitude, and nodded repeatedly: "Where do you dare to speak out, brother Yuan Gong has any doubts, but it's okay to say, my younger brother will definitely know everything."

Zhang Yuangong was not polite, and asked directly: "My father is doing well in Nanjing, why do you suddenly think of the capital?"

Li Zongcheng showed a bit of surprise on his face, and replied: "My father always loves to study literature, especially good at poetry. He has already visited all the places of interest near Nanzhili. This time he traveled north with his younger brother... Later, he probably felt that the There are still the most scenic spots and historical sites in the capital, so we come here."

Zhang Yuangong smiled and said, "Travel all the way?"

Li Zongcheng's heart skipped a beat, and Zhu Yingzhen immediately heard Zhu Yingzhen say calmly: "My brother Zongcheng, there is nothing that Fusi of Beizhen can hide from my family, you should be clear about this."

Of course, your uncle is the governor of Jinyiwei.

Li Zongcheng's face looked a little embarrassed for the first time since entering the door.

When Zhang Yuangong saw it, he forced him to ask: "Not long ago, Mr. Zhao Ge proposed the restructuring of the Beijing camp. There were rumors in private that my Jingnan family—especially Cheng Guogong and the British family—had been in charge of the Beijing camp for a long time. Then, in order to avoid suspicion, Cheng Guogong, his elders and his father repeatedly asked to resign... However, some people secretly suggested that they might as well search for the honorable ministers in Nanjing and choose one. A new Rongzheng prime minister or assistant will come out."

Seeing that Li Zongcheng's face was turning pale, he suddenly added: "My father hasn't even inherited the title of Marquis of Linhuai, so he's starting to plan on the prime minister's military administration in Beijing? I think this matter... ...isn't that appropriate?"

Although Zhu Yingzhen didn't speak, his eyes were piercing, and he also stared at Li Zongcheng.

The cold sweat on Li Zongcheng's back immediately came down, and he quickly explained: "Misunderstood, misunderstood, two senior brothers, where did this rumor come from? My father, my father has never been interested in military affairs... let alone , the family ancestor is currently free of illness and disease, and my father can even go out to visit the mountains and rivers with peace of mind, just as Brother Yuan Gong said: The title has not been inherited! How could it be possible to think of such an impossible thing? Jing Nan is guarding The capital, and the founding family guarding Nanjing, this is my ancestral system for more than a hundred years in the Ming Dynasty, who dares to violate it?"

This is still reasonable, so after Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong looked at each other, they believed it, but Zhu Yingzhen still asked: "In this case, why did your father originally travel around Luoyang, and according to the plan, he should have gone to Guanzhong next step?" , but suddenly changed directions a month ago and came directly to the capital? Brother Zongcheng, can you give Brother Yu an explanation?"

　Hangover, my mind is a bit confused, I only coded 4 words in 2 hours... I will stick to it, try to finish Chapter [-] before going to bed, and apologize again.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)